Warhammer: I don't want to become a stinky can!

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After writing a brief report on the obelisk, Hades opened the door, intending to check on the progress of the work regarding the registration of Barbarosian recruits.

"boom!"

?

Hades felt something bump into his calf, but he felt no murderous intent.

"Little Herrera, you can't—"

In the distance of the corridor, Jin was carrying Had in one arm and holding food in the other, running at top speed.

A bunch of question marks and exclamations appeared on the gold display screen.

Hades looked down and saw little Herrera holding a bowl of noodles.

"Brother Hades, try some!"

Originally, one of the two children was to be given to the Undertaker and the other to Sister Silent, but now the Undertaker and the main force of the Death Guard are still in Galaspa, and Sister Silent's black ship can't get over for the time being.

To prevent any accidents, and in light of his past experiences on Barbarossa, Hades took the two children with him first.

At that moment, Mortarian stared at the two children with great interest for a long time, almost scaring Had into tears again.

Afterwards, Hades asked Mortarian why he kept staring at the two children and whether he had noticed something unusual, and Mortarian's answer was quite the same.

"Because it's fun."

Hades rolled his eyes.

However, the Death Guards in the Barbarus Starfield are currently quite busy. Some are responsible for recruitment, while others have been dispatched to continue the search for the apothecary Radon.

He had originally planned to have a legion servant take care of the two children, but to his surprise, someone volunteered—

gold.

Kim is currently sorting out the various properties and affairs left behind by the Sage of Kirkland, as well as taking over and maintaining the various relationships of the Sage of Kirkland.

Compared to others in the legion, this is already considered relatively easy.

Hades didn't think much of it and let Jin take the two of them. He could also let Jin teach these two Barbarus kids some basic imperial knowledge, since there were no schools in Barbarus.

As for the death of the sage, Hades couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. But the sage who sent the complete set of information to King before his death must have already been prepared for what was to come.

Death is common, and it will only become more common in the future. Besides the sage, hundreds of thousands of the Guardians of the Faith also perished on that planet.

The aroma of food interrupted Hades' thoughts. Hades sniffed it and thought, "Hmm... a familiar smell."

Little Herrera looked at Hades with anticipation. Ever since this older brother brought her and her younger brother to the Star Ring, they had been living in paradise.

Because the adults were all very busy, even Jin, who volunteered, raised them in a free-range manner, telling them stories for a while each day and then throwing them into the dueling cage to play.

They just grabbed the lightest sword and started gesturing wildly.

Death Guardians would occasionally enter the duel cage to fight, and the two children would obediently sit in the seats under the cage, cheering and exclaiming.

After the adults finished practicing, they would sometimes teach the two of them a move or two, and then stand aside, watching their movements and muttering something to themselves.

Because they were chosen by Hades himself, and because the siblings' constitutions are truly rare, the Death Guardians are currently aware of their existence.

In a sense, Hader was the first recruit to pass the initial screening in this batch of admissions.

Today, when the two children heard that the older brother who brought them here had finally come out, they immediately ran to the servants, intending to make something to eat to thank Hades.

Hades picked up the bowl of noodles that little Herrera handed him and took a deep breath—

A terrible texture and a strange taste swept through his mouth.

Why would such a subtle tradition form in a place like this?

Hades was on the verge of tears.

"How are you, big brother?"

Little Herrera stared at him with shining eyes.

"It tastes good; you have a talent for cooking."

Hades forced an encouraging smile.

Just as little Herrera was about to ask more questions, Kim arrived in time to save her.

"Little Herrera, you must respect adults!"

Jin skillfully flicked her forehead, then extended another arm, pulling little Herrera back and lifting her into the air to stop her from continuing her mischief.

As Kim gets closer to little Herrera, a strange feeling of familiarity and happiness begins to run through his underlying logic.

What no one except King knew was that after the death of the Kirkland Sage, King found himself suddenly enjoying being touched by anti-psychic fields. It felt...comfortable? And that's why he chose to take care of these two children.

But after spending time with his two naturally conceived children, Kim felt that he was beginning to experience and realize what his incomplete life was like.

In conclusion, even if little Herrera weren't an untouchable, Kim would still choose to take care of the two children now.

The children are easy to understand. After spending time with them, Kim has figured out their personalities: the older sister, Herrera, is a carefree and outgoing child, while the younger brother, Had, is much more thoughtful and sensitive.

"My lord, the sages have replied that they can go to Barbaros with you tomorrow."

Jin skillfully reported on his work, then decisively handed over the food in his hand. Based on Hades's performance, Jin deduced that the noodles were in the "outrageously bad" category.

Little Herrera was still trying to break free from the suspended mechanical arm, but when she saw her younger brother Had, whom Kim was holding, looking at her with a worried expression, she made a face and then started to play dead.

Hades glanced gratefully at Jin, accepted the Death Guard's standard congee, and began asking about other matters concerning the Death Guard while eating.

While he was in seclusion repairing the Black Stone Obelisk, the recruitment process for the Death Guard was nearing completion, and soon they would be able to conduct the first round of selections.

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Chapter 137 Nurgle, you are powerless!

"A little to the left! Down! Down!"

"Wait a minute, veer further to the left!"

On a gentle hillside, Hades was directing machinery to lower the black stone obelisk downwards.

Placed on a movable base, the massive black stone obelisk slowly landed with a dull thud.

On the sloping hillside, the higher you go, the more concentrated the toxic gas becomes, visibly becoming more murky.

Some weeds and shrubs grow on this hillside, and two or three trees are lush and green. From time to time, small insects dart out of the grass, or birds hop in the trees.

Several mechanical sages surrounded Hades and the Black Stone Obelisk, their instruments gleaming beneath their red robes.

Of course, Hades believed they wouldn't find anything, as the Black Stone Obelisk was immune to probes of this type.

"Sergeant Hades, are you sure this will work?"

The leading environmental sage spoke, his almost perfectly realistic appearance unlike any other sage Hades had ever seen.

"I am not sure."

Hades was telling the truth.

"Therefore, I chose to conduct a small-scale experiment first."

He specifically asked the mechanical sages to find a relatively isolated location, so that even if the ecosystem of this area was damaged, it would not cause harm to other areas.

The mechanical sage stretched out his hand, with indicator lights embedded in his arm, flashing red intermittently.

"Then good luck, Sergeant Hades."

"We sincerely hope this experiment will be successful."

The other sages, clad in red robes, also stepped forward, nodding in greeting, and countless binary hymns of blessing, along with words of encouragement and politeness, were sent into Hades' left brain.

Hades didn't say much, and told Jin to lead the sages away to a distant observation platform to await the results.

At an observation post not far from the Blackrock Obelisk's minimum working range, Mortarion was leading a number of Death Guards, with some Untouchables also in the ranks.

Why would an experiment require such a large-scale operation? The reason is simple: it's a daring experiment being conducted in a place closely associated with Nurgle.

Barbaros is a planet watched by Nurgle, where any creature with strong psionic talent will be tainted by Nurgle's aura.

However, this does not mean that Nurgle can directly intervene in the affairs of this planet. Reviving the dead alien lords is the limit that Nurgle can do.

The physical world has its own laws, and the power to cross barriers is destined to be weakened.

Nurgle needs the help of psionic creatures on Barbaross to spread his influence across the planet.

Before the Alien Lords were wiped out, Nurgle had been using them to unleash his psionic powers.

However, apart from a few creatures clearly affected by Nurgle, Nurgle has no way to directly interfere with the rest of the planet.

So Hades decided to give it a try, but worried that Nurgle might interfere, he chose to bring a large force with him.

As for Mortarian, well, he was just here to join in the fun, but even here, Mortarian was still busy approving government affairs.

In the distance, the mechanical sage sent a coded message to Hades, informing him that he could begin.

Gazing at Hades from afar, and that strange black stone obelisk,

Several sages were whispering among themselves via radio waves.

[Is this alien technology?]

The indicator light is flashing.

[Don't dwell on these things on someone else's turf. Besides, the information he submitted mentioned the legacy of the Sage of Kirkland, clearly an attempt to avoid using sensitive language.]

The other sage swayed.

It doesn't matter. I just hope his technology works. We've been wasting too much time on this planet.

That's because you haven't found the technology you want.

The sage beside him scoffed.

Indeed, the planet's terrain and topography are quite ordinary; a typical planet suitable for transformation into an agricultural world.

But the creatures on it...

Upon hearing this, all the sages fell silent.

In fact, even before Hades arrived, the sages had realized that the creatures on this planet might be related to psychic energy.

However, even though they are biological sages or environmental sages and have some knowledge of mechanics, they still find it somewhat difficult to delve into psionic energy.

The newly designed creatures die quickly after being introduced into the Barbarus environment, even those tested to be highly toxic and resistant.

Through constant testing, revisions, and further testing, year after year wasted, and the sages' patience was nearing its end.

Everything should be destroyed and the land re-laid.

One wise man spoke the words of all wise men.

However, you'll most likely be hunted down by an entire legion.

Another sage explained why they didn't start burning the glass now.

[Stop talking, let's begin.]

The sage at the front stared intently at Hades in the distance through the main camera, while the tech sergeant stepped forward and turned on the switch.

In an instant, black lightning bolts leaped across the top of the obelisk!

Mortarian shut down the working communication channel that was still open, resting his hand on the pistol lamp, ready to pounce at any moment.

He stared at the anti-psychic obelisk.

“——Buzz——”

Silence descended.

The area where Hades was located seemed to have faded. For a moment, the colors and black and white images blurred in my eyes, but in the blink of an eye, the scenery in front of me was clearly fine, and the black and white images just now seemed to be an illusion.

Desperate roars echoed through the garden, while sinister laughter resounded from the labyrinth.

Hades stood in the very center, watching all of this in disbelief.

He stretched out his hand, and a thin layer of green frost quickly covered his palm on the bone-white power armor.

Hades looked up, and as if sinking, the poisonous gas around him began to slowly descend, sink, and finally adhere to the ground.

In higher elevations, the toxic gases descend more rapidly, and the air there becomes visibly clear.